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Photo Credits: Kent State University School of Theater and Dance
KISS ME,
KATE
"Egotistical leading man Fred Graham is reunited with his ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi, when the two are forced to play opposite one another in a new production of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. The battle of the sexes continues onstage and off, as it becomes clear that as much as this couple profess to hate each other, they are also still in love. Throw a number of cases of mistaken identity, some gangsters, and additional romantic entanglements into the mix and you get Kiss Me, Kate -- a dazzling Broadway classic that earned the Tonys' very first award for Best Musical." - Stage Agent
Director: Dennis Courtney
Stage Manager: Danielle Holloway
Scenic Designer: Tammy Honesty
Sound Designer: Nicholas Drashner
Lighting Designer: Jakyung Seo
Costume Designer: Lisa Wilson
Musical Director: Jonathan Swoboda
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Sound Mixer: Courtney Jean
VCA Snapshot Paperwork
To make my job as Sound Mixer a lot easier, from scene to scene. The members of the cast who would be in the scene were programmed into VCAs.
This is a sample of what the VCA Snapshots would look like. Within the board, it was programmed so that when I took a cue within QLAb, it would sent a signal to the board to switch VCAs. When that happens, either whoever is in the mix channels changes or their levels change.
Script Sample
At the top of the show I'd take VCA 10. When refering back to the VCA Snapshot. This brings up the levels of Montrial, Gwen, Clinton, Antonio, Robert and Kyle within their different mix channels.
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The circled numbers indicate when I'd actually bring each of these channels up as the mixer. Theoretically , I could have them set at the beginning of the show when the snapshots are taken. But this method allowed me to have more control over when the actors would be heard.
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At the top, there are yellow and green stickers. The yellow sticker was used throughout my script to indicate when a Sound Effect would be taken. This one happened to be the Pre-Show Speech. The green indicated when there was a VCA Change. And the pink, which can be found on later pages, indicated when I would bump up or down the VCA the Band was programmed to.
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